MANCHESTER – He didn’t get finish him, but with opponent Jon Tuck opting to stand in the pocket and take countless blows, lightweight Norman Parke had a relatively easy night of work at Saturday’s UFC Fight Night 30 event.

The main-card fight, which aired on FOX Sports 2 from Phones4u Arena in Manchester, England, saw Parke (19-2 MMA, 3-0 UFC) score punches with ease as he racked up damage on the largely bewildered Tuck (7-1 MMA, 1-1 UFC, who later said he injured his foot early in the bout and entered the event with a knee injury. It carried the local favorite to a unanimous-decision victory.

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